Students' perception and acceptance of web-based tau echnologies: a multi-group pls analysis in romania and spain


Nuri B., Liliana M., Carlos H. G., Katerina T.

EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, cilt.25, sa.5, ss.4437-4458, 2020 (SSCI, ESCI, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10639-020-10170-y
  • Dergi Adı: EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, EBSCO Education Source, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), INSPEC
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.4437-4458
  • Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The study is conducted on 558 under-graduate students in Romania and Spain to examine potential differences in perception and acceptance items towards using web-based technologies. The research model is based on the Internet Attitude Scale (IAS) and measures Perceived Enjoyment, Perceived Anxiety, Perceived Usefulness and Computer Self-Efficacy. Results from country-based group comparisons reveal significant differences in all four constructs, while gender does not seem to affect any of them. Multiple-group PLS analysis reveals similarities but also a couple of differences in the relationship paths for the Romanian and Spanish students. Overall, the examined model fits well in the combined-complete population.